Striated Heron

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Heron sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

April. In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–March, the lowest months. July has too few records to rate.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Striated Heron?

Between 7 and 10 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striated Heron sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Cuc Phuong National Park the best place to see a Striated Heron?

93rd of 108. Of the 108 parks where we can rate Striated Heron sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 93rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%), Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 60%) and Sundarbans National Park (India, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Q: Which relatives of the Striated Heron live in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Same family: Ardeidae. The closest relatives of the Striated Heron that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Ardeidae, Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) are Chinese Pond Heron (about 10%) and Malayan Night Heron (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Striated Heron sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Striated Heron is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Butorides striata

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusButorides (Green-backed Herons)
SpeciesButorides striata (Striated Heron)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Cuc Phuong National Park

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Cuc Phuong National Park From 2019 to 2026

25,232 In all 108 parks

April Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striated Heron

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioural traits. The breeding habitat is in South America and the Caribbean. The striated heron was formerly considered to be conspecific with the little heron that is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia.

The striated heron was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other herons in the genus Ardea and coined the binomial name Ardea striata. Linnaeus specified the locality as Suriname. The specific epithet is from Latin striatus meaning "striated". The striated heron is now one of four closely related species placed in the genus Butorides that was described in 1852 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth.

This bird was long considered to be conspecific with the closely related North American species, the green heron, which is now usually separated as Butorides virescens, as well as the lava heron of the Galápagos Islands (now Butorides sundevalli, but often included... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Flight call0:10

Colombia · 2022

Alarm call0:13

Brazil · 2025

Nocturnal flight call0:05

China · 2024

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~60%
3	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~60%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~60%
5	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~60%
6	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~50%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~40%
9	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~40%
10	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
12	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~40%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
14	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
15	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
18	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~30%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~30%
20	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
21	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
22	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
23	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
25	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~20%
26	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~20%
27	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
28	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
29	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
30	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
31	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
32	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~20%
34	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
35	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
36	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
37	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
38	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
39	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
40	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
41	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
44	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
45	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
46	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
47	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
48	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
49	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
50	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
51	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
52	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
53	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
54	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
55	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
56	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
57	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
58	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
59	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
60	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
61	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
62	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
63	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
64	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
65	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
66	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
67	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
68	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
69	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
70	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
71	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
72	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
73	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
74	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
75	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
76	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
77	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
78	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
80	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
81	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
82	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
83	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
84	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
85	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
86	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
87	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
88	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
89	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
90	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
91	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
92	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
93	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	<5%
94	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
95	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
96	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
97	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
98	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
99	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
100	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
101	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
102	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
103	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
104	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
105	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
106	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
107	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
108	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
2	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~50%
3	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
4	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~40%
5	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
6	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	~40%
7	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	~40%
8	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~40%
9	Makassar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~40%
10	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
2	Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara (BICA)	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
3	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
4	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
5	Mangal das Garças	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
6	Cali Zoo	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Ardeola bacchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gorsachius melanolophus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Egretta garzetta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ardea alba

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Macronus gularis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Aethopyga christinae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Erpornis zantholeuca

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Turdus cardis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Alcippe rufogularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Alophoixus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phylloscopus inornatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Heron sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–March, the lowest months. July has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Striated Heron?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striated Heron sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cuc Phuong National Park the best place to see a Striated Heron?

93rd of 108

Of the 108 parks where we can rate Striated Heron sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 93rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%), Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 60%) and Sundarbans National Park (India, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Striated Heron live in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Same family: Ardeidae

The closest relatives of the Striated Heron that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Ardeidae, Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) are Chinese Pond Heron (about 10%) and Malayan Night Heron (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Striated Heron sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striated Heron is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Striated Heron

About the Striated Heron

Sounds

Recent sightings of Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park

Chinese Pond Heron

Malayan Night Heron

Little Egret

Great Egret

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler

Fork-tailed Sunbird

White-bellied Yuhina

Japanese Thrush

Black-crested Bulbul

Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Puff-throated Bulbul

Yellow-browed Warbler

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

When is the best time to see a Striated Heron in Cuc Phuong National Park?

What time of day is best to see a Striated Heron?

Is Cuc Phuong National Park the best place to see a Striated Heron?

Which relatives of the Striated Heron live in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Where does the Striated Heron sighting chance come from?